The Pittsburgh Steelers agreeing to acquire cornerback Jalen Ramsey and tight finish Jonnu Smith from the Miami Dolphins in change for security Minkah Fitzpatrick and a choose swap on Monday represented yet one more all-in offseason transfer for a Pittsburgh franchise that hasn’t notched a playoff victory because the 2016 season.
Throughout the newest version of the “You Higher You Wager” podcast, Steelers reporter Gerry Dulac of the Pittsburgh Submit-Gazette addressed whether or not or not the membership might present head coach Mike Tomlin the door in January 2026 if Tomlin as soon as once more fails so as to add one other postseason win to his profession resume.
“When the Steelers and Mike Tomlin go their very own methods, it is gonna be as much as Mike Tomlin,” Dulac insisted, as shared by Joe Clark of Steelers Depot. “Except the underside falls out, and the underside hasn’t fallen out, neither is it about to. So I feel it is gonna be as much as when he needs to depart, is when that is going to occur.”
Tomlin signed a three-year contract extension in June 2024 that reportedly pays him roughly $16M per 12 months. He inked that settlement earlier than Pittsburgh suffered a wild-card playoff loss to the rival Baltimore Ravens in January and earlier than Steelers normal supervisor Omar Khan added Ramsey, Smith, 41-year-old quarterback Aaron Rodgers and wide receiver DK Metcalf to the roster.
Throughout a Tuesday look on ESPN’s “Get Up” program, Steelers insider Brooke Pryor indicated folks throughout the group are now not impressed by the truth that Tomlin has by no means had a shedding season since he grew to become Steelers head coach in 2007.
“This workforce is out of endurance,” Pryor stated about Pittsburgh, per Alex Kozora of Steelers Depot. “It is a workforce that is able to win. …You’ll be able to say that they are all-in in attempting to pursue a Tremendous Bowl, however I take a look at this extra within the context of they’re all-in attempting to interrupt that streak of shedding playoff video games.”
Curiously, neither Dulac nor Pryor fully slammed the door shut on the concept a Steelers workforce that has employed simply three head coaches
since 1969 might transfer on from Tomlin if “the underside falls out” and Pittsburgh’s playoff-win drought extends for one more 12 months. It is also attainable that Tomlin might determine he needs a break from teaching and would not need to be a part of a franchise rebuild if issues go poorly for Pittsburgh throughout the upcoming marketing campaign and Rodgers retires throughout the winter.
